Sounding toy



j. S. STEMONS SOU-NDING TOY.

APPLxcATloN FLLED MAR.23, 1920 Patented eb. 15, 1921.

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SOUN DING TOY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, JAMES S. STEMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the eountyof Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sounding Toys; and I do hereby declare the f following to bea full, clear, and enact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to` which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letter-sand figures ofl reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

l.The object of this inventionl is to provide a novel sounding toy ofthe whirligig type, rotatable in reverse directions to produce a sound, or noise.

The accompanying drawing clearly discloses the underlying principles of my invention. Briefly described- Y Figure 1 is a face view, vpartly in Section of one formof my invention, Y Y.

Fig2 is a View takennlooking at vright an- Y gles to the plane of Fg- 1,

Fig. 3 is an edge view of a modified form.

Fig. l is a central vertical sectional View through a still further modified form of thetoy, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring -now in detail to the drawings, and first-to Figs. 1V and 2:

1, 1 designate. two disks, provided with circumferential telescoping flanges 2.

, Adapted to be seated between said disks is a core 3, circular in shape and disposed concentrically with respect to said disks 1, 1. The diameter of the core 3`is less than that of thedisks, so that there is a channel, or passage-way, 4 around said core. The core is provided with a circumferential recess` or notch, 5, in which is disposed a whistle 6 with the inlet end thereof disposed adjaent apertures 77 in the flanges 2 of the disks 1. The exit end of said whistle is out of contact with the bottom 8 of said recess 5. Saidwhistle 6 is disposed out of contact with one of the side walls of cess 5 to the outer end thereof, and thenceV along the passage between the circumference Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patu'fl Feb. 15, 1921. v vApplication filed March 23, 1920. Serial No. 338,029.

of the core 3 and the flanges 2 to exit openingDs 8, 8 in the flanges 2 of the disks 1.

' r assing centrally through the core 3 and the disks 1, 1 is an axial pin formed at its exterior ends into eyes 9. Cords 10 are attached to said eyes, one of said cords to each of said eyes, and furnish means whereby, when the cord is twisted and pulled upon, the disks 1 willl be given a rapid rotary movement in one direction or the other, thus causing passage of air through the openings '7 to actuate the whistle 6. By alternately causing the cord to be twisted first inone direction and then in the other, the disksmay be given rotary movement in reverse directions.

Auxiliary sound-producing means are provided, and such means are herein shown as comprising a plurality of whistles 9,-in this instance foul-, carried by said shells 1, 1 and radially disposedl with reference to the core 3. Obviously, as the shells are rapidly rotated, air passes through the whistles 9, thus augmenting the noise produced by the whistle 6, disposed interiorlv of said shells.

Referring now in detail to Fig. 3; showing a slight modification of my invention:

T he only difference'between this form and that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is that the whistles 9 of the devire of the preceding figures are omitted. In other respects, the device is precisely the same.

Referring now in detail to Fig. 4f, showing a slightly further modified form of the 1nvent1on: Y

3 designates an annular core disposed interiorly ofthe disk 1. Interiorly of the shells are secured,'preferably to the flanges 2 thereof, clappers 11, 1l, of spring material, having one end thereof 12, secured to the inner surface of the flange 2. Each clapper 11 is bent adjacent said end 12, as shown at 13, so that the main portion of said member 11 is spaced from the flange 2. Each clapper 11 is provided at its free end with aweight 14, disposed adjacent to and normally out of contact with a metallic member 15, secured to the disks 1. Preferably, each member 15 is formed as an angle bar, one of the flanges thereof being secured to one of the disks 1. and the other flange being in the path of movement of the weight 14, as the clapper ll Vibl'ates back and forth.

The disks 1 are provided with the same means as shown in the devices of the preceding figures, namely cords, Vwhereby `in operation, when said cords are twisted and pulled upon said disks 1 will be rapidly revolved, whereby the vibration of the de-V vice and the flow of air in the annularpasl'ao Yl'what l claim to be new is: 1. A sounding toy,V comprising two disks sage vibrates the clappeis 11, so that the heads 14 thereof strike alternately upon the metallic member 15 and the flange 2 of the disks. It will be understood, of course,that the disks 1 are of metal and that the clap- Vpers 11,11 are also of metal. By strikin lagainst the Vflanges 2 of the disks, an Yagainst the metallic members V15, the clappers 1l produce a noise.u e

The device of Fig. 4 may, if desired, be provided with the whistles 9, shown in Figs. 1 and 2. 5

An limportant function of the core form ingan element of all the species of my invention is that of a weight. Since the disks,

between which said core or weight is rdis posed, are preferably of light sheet metal, it isV desirable to provide auxiliary means for lending body, orweiglit, to thedisks, so thatthey may be more easily revolved ;.such cores actas weightsv for the purpose indicated.;

VHaving thus fully describedmy invention.

Vprovided with telescoping circunifeiential flanges, acorefdisposed interiorly ofl saidV shells and con entric'therewith, and of-lesser diameter thanfsaid shells, `formingan annular passage, sound 'producing means carried within said shells, and means for rotating said shells to reate a flow of airy Ywithin the passage toA actuate said sound producing means 2. A sounding'toy comprising` two disks provided with teles oping marginal flanges, a core disposed interiorly of said disks andk of lesser diameter than said disksforming a; passageway around said core, V said core being provided with a circumferential* re- Fcess, and Sound-producing means disposed within said recess, said disks being provided with air-inlet and outlet'opeiiings. Y Y 3.' Asounding toy comprising two disks Vprovided with 'cir;umferential teles;oping flanges, a core disposed interiorlyof said V`Vdisks and of lesserdiametertlian said disks,

forming a passageway aroundsaid core, said coreV being provided witha Vtircuin fei'ential recess, .and sound-,produ `ing means disposed l within said recess, said flanges being pro- Y 'i'. A 'sounding vided with air-inlet and outlet openings at diametrically opposite points.

4. A sounding 4toy comprising two disks, a corerdis osed interiorly of saidV disks and of lesser. iameter than said disks forming a passageway Varound said core, said core being provided. with a circumferential cess, VandYsound-eproducing means dispose-'l against one wall' of Ysaid recess and spared from the opposite. wall thereo fsaid disks being providedxawith lair-inlet and V'outlet openings. i Y Y Y V5. A soundingtoycomprising' two disks, a core disposed interiorlyofsaid disks and of lesser diameter thanfsaid disks forming Va-pas'sageway around said core, 4said'core being provided `with acirfumferential recess, andA a whistleV `disposed 'within said re- Cess, ksaid disks being "provided with air@ inlet and Outletgopenings.

, l6.A A Y souiiding toy"compr1singgtwo provided 'with telescoping marginal flanges, .aicoref' disposed jinterioily of said disks V and of lesser diameter than said disks `forming a, passageway around "saidcore, said core V being providedjwitli a circumferential recess, andsound-producing means disposedV within said recess,l said disks being provided with air-inlet and `:outlet:openings, Y and a plurality of sound-producing members carried Vby said disks and radially disposedY i Y with reference itoijsaid. core.i "i

provided withgtelescopingmarginal llangeS, j Y

a passageway around said core,rsaid coic being provided withVIV a Vcircumferential jre- Vcess, `and 'sound-producing means disposedV VYwithin' said recess, saiddisks'being provided with airfinletand outlet openings,

and plurality ofi whistles'lcircumferentially 'carried by said disks'aiilradially disposed 'with'. reference tosaid core.

passa' provi recess, said reesslbeing provided with airinlet andoutlet openingsjandVV meansfffor rotating saidvdisks to atuate said Ysound produ'ing instrumentalities f 5 VVa'coredisposed interiorly of said Ydisksand` of lesser diameter thansaiddisks forming. Y

In testimonywhereof I hereuntoailix my;V

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